Ole Aanderud Larsen

Ole Aanderud Larsen (December 18, 1884 – October 6, 1964) was a ship designer and businessman from Norway.

Endurance

Larsen was born in Tønsberg and died in Sandefjord, in the county of Vestfold. Larsen is best known for designing the Endurance, the three-masted barquentine in which Sir Ernest Shackleton sailed for the Antarctic on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1914.[1][2]

Larsen was the first chairman and one of the founders of Jotun Group Private Ltd., a company started by Odd Gleditsch to sell specialized paints and coatings to the shipping industry.[3][4] Jotun has since expanded worldwide and now sells a diverse range of paints and coatings for all kind of industries.[5]

References
  1. "Endurance - Ships of the Polar Explorers". coolantarctica.com. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  2. "1913 Ds/Bark Polaris (Endurance)". skipshistorie.net. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  3. "Jotun A/S". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  4. "Odd Gleditsch". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  5. "Jotun Kemiske Fabriker A/S". Jotun. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  • Lansing, Alfred. (1999) 2nd ed. Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Carroll & Graf Publishers) ISBN 0-7867-0621-X


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